Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash By the time I turned 23, I had already been on my own for 5 years. Those 5 years were abundant with opportunities to become independent with many mistakes along the way, but they taught me a lot about myself. Pretty soon after, when my relatives started fulfilling their self proclaimed birthright of asking,…
Brooke and Julie at the Casa Buenas Vibras construction site Why, after a certain age, do we give up on our dreams? It’s not like we ever truly stop dreaming. I bet each of us, no matter who we are or how old we are, have some dream or another, many of which we keep locked in our minds, simply…
Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash “Basically, we have sex for reasons other than procreation, and the human desire to experiment is far too great to limit ourselves to one sexual partner in our lives.” Christopher Ryan, Ph.D. and author of Sex at Dawn: How we Mate, Why we Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships Are humans meant…
Photo by T on Unsplash My first orgasm was on a school night. In my bed. By myself. I think I was around 16 years old when I experienced the phenomenon for the first time.The incident began out of curiosity, but quickly led to moments of complete bliss. It was mind bending. Honestly, I’d already had sex long before discovering…
Pictured is Zaheer Chhatriwala A conversation with Zaheer Chhatriwala We were in the middle of a 15 hour, 3 day long, tattoo session, when Zaheer, my brilliant tattoo artist, started telling me about his plants. I had already noticed the range of numerous vibrant plants, placed beautifully on his window sill, so it was a delight to hear the story…
Photo by Yogesh Pedamkar on Unsplash Sometimes, one man’s trash can really be another’s treasure. Whether it’s out of necessity or choice though, can really differ depending on where you are in the world. What I am referring to is dumpster diving, and by definition, it involves foraging through trash as a way of life. In the west, the freeganism…
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Even as a queer person, in some public spaces, I still appear straight. It’s a fact I have to accept. While I technically belong to the LGBTQIA+ community, I realise that I have certain “straight passing” privileges that my queer peers may not always have. I’ve often felt guilty about it, especially considering what…
Photo by Taras Chernus on Unsplash I’m going to be honest here. Regardless of my colorful sex life with many unique encounters over the years, there’s one experience I haven’t checked off the list…yet. I’ve never been able to squirt. If you’ve never heard the term before, squirting is an involuntary expulsion of liquid from a vulva-owning urethra during intercourse.…
Photo by Kira auf der Heide on Unsplash I have this peculiar habit of making mental checklists each morning. It includes all my tasks for the day. So essentially my morning ritual includes sitting with my cup of coffee for a half hour, sorting the day out in my mind. You will find me in a sort of trance, inhaling…
Pictured is Padma and Roshini Kumar A mother’s perspective What’s it like for a parent when their child comes out of the closet? We spoke to Padma Kumar about her experience. “ I was getting ready for bed one night in May of 2020 when my daughter, Roshini, gave me a call. ‘What’re you doing mom?’ she had asked–it only…
